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Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety (CRIFS)

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Canada's Leader in Food Safety

Food safety has always been of utmost importance to consumers and food manufacturers alike. Food recalls and outbreaks continue to affect consumers every day. These events, coupled with changes in U.S. and Canada food safety regulations, present a challenge to food manufacturing companies seeking to demonstrate compliance through validation of their processes and procedures.

The Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety (CRIFS) provides scientific and technical support to companies that need to validate their process, demonstrate compliance with regulations, conduct shelf-life studies, troubleshoot food safety and quality issues such as pathogen control, and conduct food safety risk assessments. CRIFS is a Biosafety Level 2 facility with faculty from multiple disciplines who teach, train, and conduct food safety research. We provide custom made solutions for your specific needs, using official microbial methods and/or complementing them with novel molecular techniques.

If you are looking for a partner for that special project not routinely done in your facility, CRIFS has the expertise, infrastructure and passion for science-based solutions.

Learn more about CRIFS
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About Us

The Department of Food Science provides state of the art knowledge translation focused on developing sustainable, safe and innovative foods aimed at improving human health. Research done in Food Science focuses on interdisciplinary studies spanning chemistry, biology, microbiology, natural product chemistry, nanoscience, physics and nutritional science.

  • Undergraduate Programs
  • Graduate Programs
  • Continuing Education (Short Courses)

Contact Us

Telephone: (519) 824-4120 extension 56589

Mailing Address:
University of Guelph
Food Science Department
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario
Canada N1G 2W1

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